hero A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''her ...

is somebody who performs great and noble deeds of bravery. Hero may also refer to:

People

Hero of Alexandria Hero of Alexandria (; grc-gre, Ἥρων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, ''Heron ho Alexandreus'', also known as Heron of Alexandria ; 60 AD) was a Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria, Roman Egypt. He ...

(c. 10–70 AD), ancient Greek mathematician and engineer *

Hero (given name) Hero is a given name of Ancient Greek origin meaning "hero." When occurring in English discussions of classical literature, it is sometimes transliterated as Hērō (Ancient Greek: Ἡρώ). The Ancient Greeks pronounced this name along the lines ...

, including a list of people with the given name * Hero (singer) (Kim Jaejoong, born 1986), South Korean singer * Justin Cassell (fl. 1950s), known as Hero, Montserratian calypso musician * Oleg Penkovsky (1919–1963), codename Hero, Soviet double agent *

Hero of Byzantium Hero of Byzantium (or Heron of Byzantium or sometimes Hero the Younger) ( el, Ἥρων) is a name used to refer to the anonymous Byzantine author of two treatises, commonly known as ''Parangelmata Poliorcetica'' and ''Geodesia'', composed in the ...

, mid-10th century Byzantine author

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

* Protagonist, sometimes called ''hero'', the main character in a story * Hero, priestess of Aphrodite in the Greek myth of ''

Hero and Leander Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero ( grc, Ἡρώ, ''Hērṓ''; ), a priestess of Aphrodite (Venus in Roman mythology) who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Hellespont, and Leander ( grc, Λέ ...

'' ** and in ''Hero and Leander'' (poem) by Christopher Marlowe ** and in ''Hero and Leander'' (1819 poem) by Leigh Hunt * Hero, in the 1962 musical '' A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' * Hero or Shen, in ''Dragon Ball'' * Hero, the protagonists of the '' Dragon Quest'' series * Hero (Much Ado About Nothing), in Shakespeare's ''Much Ado About Nothing'' * Hero, a horse of comic character Phantom * Hero, a name of comic book character the Forgotten One * Hero, in video game ''

Quest for Glory ''Quest for Glory'' is a series of hybrid adventure/role-playing video games, which were designed by Corey and Lori Ann Cole. The series was created in the Sierra Creative Interpreter, a toolset developed at Sierra specifically to assist with ...

'' *

Captain Hero This is a list of characters appearing in the animated television series ''Drawn Together''. Main characters Princess Clara ;Voiced by Tara Strong Princess Clara is a parody of Disney princesses (mostly Ariel from ''The Little Mermaid'' ...

, in TV series ''Drawn Together'' * Hero Brown, in comic book series '' Y: The Last Man'' *

Hero Cruz Hero Cruz is a fictional character in comic books published by DC Comics. Within the narrative of the fictional DC Universe, Hero is a portrayal of a Latino gay superhero of African descent. He first appeared in ''Superboy and the Ravers'' (Sept ...

, a DC comics character * HERO, a character in the 2020 role-playing video game '' OMORI''

Film and television

Films

* ''Hero'' (1982 film), a British adventure-fantasy film * ''Hero'' (1983 film), a Hindi romantic action film * ''Hero'' (1984 film), a Telugu film * ''Hero'' (1985 film), a Pakistani Urdu action-romance musical * ''Hero'' (1987 film), a British documentary about the 1986 FIFA World Cup * ''Hero'' (1992 film), an American comedy drama * ''Hero'' (1997 film), a Hong Kong martial arts film * ''Hero'' (2000 film), an American short film * ''Hero'' (2002 film), a Chinese wuxia film * ''Hero'' (2006 film), a Bengali-language action comedy * ''Hero'' (2007 film), a Japanese film based on the TV series * ''Hero'' (2008 film), a Telugu-language action comedy * ''Hero'' (2012 film), a Malayalam-language action comedy thriller * ''Hero'' (2015 Hindi film), a remake of the 1983 Hindi film * ''Hero'' (2015 Japanese film), based on the TV series * ''Hero'' (2019 Tamil film), a superhero film * ''Hero'' (2019 Russian film), a spy action comedy * ''Hero'' (2021 film), a Kannada-language action film * ''Hero'' (2022 film), a Telugu-language action film * ''Hero'' (2022 Chinese film), a Chinese-language drama film * ''Hero'' (2022 South Korean film), a Korean-language drama film * ''Hero'', an animated short film promoting the ''Overwatch'' game * '' Hero – Beyond the Boundary of Time'', a 1993 Hong Kong comedy film * '' Hero: The Real Hero'', a version of the 2007 Telugu film ''Desamuduru'' * '' Hero: The Superstar'', a 2014 Bangladeshi action comedy film

Television

Hero (TV channel) Hero (also known as Hero TV) was a 24-hour Philippine pay television channel created by ABS-CBN's narrowcast arm Creative Programs Inc. from 2005 to 2018. The programming was composed primarily of Filipino-dubbed Japanese anime series. It wa ...

, a former pay TV channel in the Philippines * ''Hero'' (2001 TV series), a Japanese drama * ''Hero'' (2009 TV series), a South Korean action comedy * ''Hero'' (2016 TV series), a Singaporean drama * ''

Hero - Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai HERO - Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai () is an Indian superhero television series which aired on Hungama TV from 30 May 2005 to 9 August 2007. It is about the heroic deeds and adventures of a superhero called Hero, who is bestowed with out-of-this-world ...

'', a 2005 Indian superhero series * "Hero" (''Angel''), a 1999 episode * "Hero" (''Battlestar Galactica''), a 2006 episode * "Hero" (''Better Call Saul''), a 2015 episode * "Hero" (''Sanctuary'')", a 2009 episode * "Hero" (''Smallville''), a 2008 episode * "Hero" (''The Unit''), a 2009 episode

Gaming

* ''Hero'' (board game), 1980 * ''H.E.R.O.'' (video game), 1984 * '' Hero Online'', a 2006 online roleplaying game * ''

Hero System The ''Hero System'' is a generic role-playing game system that was developed from the superhero RPG '' Champions''. After ''Champions'' fourth edition was released in 1989, a stripped-down version of its ruleset with no superhero or other genre ...

'', a generic roleplaying game system published by Hero Games

Literature

* ''Hero'' (magazine), an American LGBT magazine 1997–2002 * ''Hero'' (British magazine), a men's fashion and lifestyle magazine from 2009 * ''Hero'' (novel), a 2007 novel by Perry Moore * ''H.E.R.O.'' (comics), an American comic book series * ''HERO'', a graphic novel series by

Yoshitaka Amano is a Japanese visual artist, character designer, illustrator, a scenic designer for theatre and film, and a costume designer. He first came into prominence in the late 1960s working on the anime adaptation of ''Speed Racer''. Amano later became ...

* ''

Hero Illustrated ''Hero Illustrated'' was a comic book-themed magazine published in the early to mid-1990s in the United States. Columnists included Andy Mangels, and Frank Kurtz was at one time a managing editor. The journal won the 1995 Eisner Award for Best Co ...

'', a mid-1990s American comic book-themed magazine

Music

Albums

* ''Hero'' (Bölzer album), 2016 * ''Hero'' (Charlotte Perrelli album), 2008 * ''Hero'' (Clarence Clemons album), 1985 * ''Hero'' (Divinefire album), 2005 * ''Hero'' (John Paul Young album), 1975 * ''Hero'' (Kirk Franklin album), 2005 * ''Hero'' (Maren Morris album), 2016 * ''Hero'' (Super Junior album), 2013 * ''Hero'' (van Canto album), 2008

Opera and musicals

* ''Hero'' (musical), a 1976 rock musical * '' !Hero'', a 2003 rock opera

Songs

* "Hero" (Afrojack and David Guetta song), 2021 * "Hero" (Chad Kroeger song), 2002 * "Hero" (Charlotte Perrelli song), 2008 * "Hero" (David Crosby song), 1993 * "Hero" (Enrique Iglesias song), 2001 * "Hero" (Europe song), 2004 * "Hero" (Family of the Year song), 2012 * "Hero" (Mariah Carey song), 1993 * "Hero" (Namie Amuro song), 2016 * "Hero" (Nas song), 2008 * "Hero" (Noah song), 2014 * "Hero" (Skillet song), 2009 * "Hero" (Weezer song), 2020 *"Hero", by Bethany Dillon from '' Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' *"Hero", by Cash Cash featuring Christina Perri from '' Blood, Sweat & 3 Years'' *"Hero", by Cassie Davis from '' Differently'' *"Hero", by Darren Hayes from '' The Tension and the Spark'' *"Hero", a 2002 song from the film by

Faye Wong Faye Wong ( zh, 王菲; born Xia Lin on 8 August 1969) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter. Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong. Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong in 1987 and her debut album '' Shirley Wong'' ( ...

*"Hero", by Issues from ''Headspace'' (Issues album), 2016 *"Hero", by James from '' The Night Before'' *"Hero", by Jars of Clay from '' The Long Fall Back to Earth'', 2009 *"Hero", by Jessie J from ''Kick-Ass 2'' soundtrack *"Hero", by Kid Cudi and Skylar Grey from the ''Need for Speed'' film soundtrack *"Hero", by Linnéa Handberg Lund *"Hero", by

Machinae Supremacy Machinae Supremacy is a Swedish/Finnish band that combines modern heavy metal, power metal and alternative rock with chiptunes. Self-defined as "SID metal", many of their songs use a SidStation that features the SID chip of the Commodore 64. ...

*"Hero", by Ministry *"Hero", by

Monsta X Monsta X (; stylized as MONSTA X) is a South Korean boy group formed through the reality survival program ''No.Mercy'' under Starship Entertainment. The group is currently composed of six members: Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney ...

*"Hero", by Neu! from ''

Neu! '75 ''Neu! 75'' is the third studio album by the krautrock band Neu!. It was recorded and mixed at Conny Plank's studio between December 1974 and January 1975. It was released in 1975 by Brain Records, and officially reissued on CD on 29 May 2001 by A ...

'' *"Hero", by Nightrage from '' Sweet Vengeance'' *"Hero", by Ozzy Osbourne from '' No Rest for the Wicked'' *"Hero", by Regina Spektor from

500 Days of Summer ''500 Days of Summer'' (stylized as ''(500) Days of Summer'') is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film stars ...

*"Hero", by Royce da 5'9" from ''

The Allegory ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' *"Hero", by Sevendust from ''

Next Next may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare * ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage * '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film Lit ...

'' *"Hero", by Sterling Knight from '' Starstruck'' *"Hero", by Steve Taylor from '' Meltdown'' *"Hero", by Superchick from '' Last One Picked'' *"Hero", by The Verve Pipe from ''

The Verve Pipe The Verve Pipe is an American rock band from Michigan. It was formed in 1992 in East Lansing by Brian Vander Ark, Brian Stout and Donny Brown. History In November 1992, Brian Vander Ark of the band "Johnny with an Eye" signed a production dea ...

'' *"Hero", by Toni Braxton from the album ''

Pulse In medicine, a pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the cardiac cycle (heartbeat) by trained fingertips. The pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to be compressed near the surface of the body, such as at the n ...

'' *"Hero", by Zion I & The Grouch from ''

Heroes in the City of Dope ''Heroes in the City of Dope'' is the first collaborative studio album by Zion I and The Grouch. It was released on Om Records on October 10, 2006. It peaked at number 29 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 34 on the I ...

'' *"Hero", a version of "

Wind Beneath My Wings "Wind Beneath My Wings" (sometimes titled "The Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Hero") is a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. The song was first recorded by Kamahl in 1982 for a country and western album he was recording. Kamahl ta ...

" recorded by Gladys Knight & The Pips *" Hero/Heroine", a 2007 song by Boys Like Girls * "Hero (Kibō no Uta)" / "Cha-La Head-Cha-La", by Flow, 2013 *" Hero / Sweet Jewel", by Fairies, 2011

Businesses and organisations

Hero Certified Burgers Hero Certified Burgers is a Canadian restaurant chain franchise that sells hamburgers and other quick service restaurant fare. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and was founded in 2004. It had almost 60 locations as of March 2017, and ope ...

, a Canadian restaurant chain *

Hero Motors Company Hero Motors Company (HMC) is an Indian multinational business conglomerate controlled by Pankaj M Munjal. The HMC family is made up of organisations such as Hero Cycles, Avocet Sports (UK), BSH (Sri Lanka), Firefox, Spur, HGD, Hero Motors, Mu ...

, an Indian company group **

Hero Cycles Hero Cycles Limited, based in Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Punjab, is an Indian company that manufactures bicycles and bicycle related products. Pankaj M Munjal is the chairman and managing director of Hero Cycles. History Hero Cycles was estab ...

, an Indian bicycle manufacturer ** Hero MotoCorp, formerly Hero Honda, an Indian motorcycle manufacturer ** Hero Motors, a former Indian moped and scooter manufacturer *

Hero Group The Hero Group is a private, Swiss international consumer food manufacturer and marketing company, which primarily sells infant formula, baby food, jam and nutritional snack foods. In 2015, the Group generated revenues surpassing CHF 1.26 bil ...

, a Swiss food company * Hero (supermarket), a retail chain in Indonesia * Hero Tires, a brand of Federal Corporation *

Shanghai Hero Pen Company The Shanghai Hero Pen Company () is a Chinese manufacturing company which is popular for its Hero () fountain pens. It was founded in 1931 as the "Wolff Pen Manufacturing Company" (), and was renamed in 1966 to the current name. Hero is commonly ...

, Chinese manufacturer of the Hero fountain pen * Highway Emergency Response Operators, in Georgia, U.S.

Mythology

Hero A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''her ...

, the general concept * Hero (Greece), the mortal offspring of a human and a god, or a man more than human but less than a god * Hero, priestess of Aphrodite in the Greek myth of ''

'' *

Hero (son of Priam) In Greek mythology, Hero was one of the sons of king Priam mentioned in Hyginus ''Fabulae''. His mother's name is unknown. Possibly he was killed by Achilles or Neoptolemus In Greek mythology, Neoptolemus (; ), also called Pyrrhus (; ), was ...

, one of the sons of king Priam

Science and technology

* ''Hero'' (gastropod), a genus in the family ''

Heroidae Heroidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Nudipleura. There are no subfamilies in Heroidae. The only genus in the family is ''Hero A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fi ...

'' * HERO (robot), a series of 1980s educational robots *

HTC Hero HTC Hero (marketed as T-Mobile G2 Touch by T-Mobile in the UK, Austria, Germany, Croatia, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Hungary; and as Era G2 Touch in Poland) is the third phone manufactured by HTC running the Android platform, announced on Ju ...

, a smartphone * HERO camera series by GoPro * High-Energy Replicated Optics, a high-altitude X-ray telescope * Hyper extremely red objects, astronomical sources of radiation with extreme redshift

Transportation and military

* ''Hero'' (pinnace), a steam-powered boat, launched 1895 * ''Hero'' (1807 ship), a British whaler * ''Hero'' (sloop), that explored the Antarctic in 1820 * Hero-class patrol vessels, nine ships of the Canadian Coast Guard * RV ''Hero'', an Antarctic research 1968–2017 * HMS ''Hero'', several ships of the Royal Navy * ''Hero'', a South Devon Railway ''Dido'' class locomotive * ''Hamilton''-class cutter of the U.S. Coast Guard, some of which are known as "Hero class" * ''Hero'', loitering munition systems by

UVision Air UVision Air Ltd. is an Israeli defense technology company established in 2011. It engaged in the development, manufacturing and sales of advance missiles and loitering munition systems for land, air, and naval military forces. The company’s p ...

Other uses

* Hero (title), a title presented by governments to their citizens for great achievements * Hero, a roller coaster at Flamingo Land Resort in Yorkshire, England * Hero (sandwich), a New York name for a submarine sandwich *

Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK (HERO) is the official gateway website of the UK's higher education system and introduces the research organisations and bodies of the UK. As of November 2010, the site is closed. The idea of ...

, a former British website * Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, or 2015 Houston, Texas Proposition 1 * North Hero, Vermont, a town in the United States